tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.comments2014-12-29T06:32:42.483-08:00Blogging a Dead HorseJohan Mathiesenhttps://plus.google.com/114828324423896341915noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-66189570649250904482013-07-05T08:52:31.194-07:002013-07-05T08:52:31.194-07:00Gillnets rank beside bottom trawling and salmon fa...<a href="http://www.longlinefishing.biz/en/index.php" rel="nofollow">Gillnets</a> rank beside bottom trawling and salmon farms as among the greatest threats to sustainable seas. The U.S. ought to have the sense to ban them, since fisherman won’t take this sensible step themselves. The only place these nets have a place is, perhaps, at terminal salmon fisheries (where artificially raised salmon return to the pen nets where they were raised). They need to be off main-stem rivers and out of the oceans. Thanks for the article.dirame mouhsinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798110747766151167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-35063970665347021712013-04-13T03:59:25.375-07:002013-04-13T03:59:25.375-07:00Ceramics are fascinating these days aren&#39;t the...Ceramics are fascinating these days aren&#39;t they! I&#39;ve captured a few interesing ones... here&#39;s some:<br /><br />A chef<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/3337473532/<br /><br />A Pilot<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/3221983936/<br /><br />A golfer<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/4326724775/<br /><br />A climber<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/4320608016/<br /><br />A man receiving his MBE<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/8214136097/<br /><br />Someone who loved their plane<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/8368529434/<br /><br />A reverend in his lovely robes<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/3228253516/<br /><br />A murdered runner<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/3336608411/<br /><br />A young surfer<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/4480571407/<br /><br />A salty sea dog<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/4778634771/<br /><br />But the uniquest I think is the ceramic of cows...<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/porkynz/2541282368/<br /><br />:) Cheers!<br />Sandy<br /><br /><br /><br />Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15596980842958337137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-41501744778599191282013-01-17T13:16:34.553-08:002013-01-17T13:16:34.553-08:00Good points. I&#39;d never visualized a Native Am...Good points. I&#39;d never visualized a Native American president before, probably should have. I was reminded of a newspaper story I read a while back RE: Arizona&#39;s immigration laws. A Native American was pulled over and the sheriff asked him &quot;what country he was from.&quot; The Indian replied, &quot;from here.&quot;Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698260708096834612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-1744815907246130342013-01-07T18:35:39.239-08:002013-01-07T18:35:39.239-08:00What a fascinating article, thank you for the info...What a fascinating article, thank you for the info. As a fellow cemetery enthusiast, I see grave site markers as a &#39;public&#39; way of making a statement that says &#39;This is who they were and this is where they rest now&#39;. <br />A dignified way of letting &#39;others&#39; know that they existed and even who they were, so that they should be acknowledged and remembered. <br />Whilst I respect the personal or cultural desire, of not wanting any loved ones final resting place to become a public attraction. <br />I feel that anyone, individual or tribal member, who should wish to keep their interments strictly private, would surely accept that a public place would not be suitable for them to use? Holisticrocshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09475395812088013309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-61644021299951099982012-12-26T18:19:02.523-08:002012-12-26T18:19:02.523-08:00Oops. That would be around 2004 or later.Oops. That would be around 2004 or later.Johan Mathiesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-86116871416223353632012-12-23T16:55:37.807-08:002012-12-23T16:55:37.807-08:00You sent an email in the 70s???You sent an email in the 70s???Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231006865318212003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-71604989556749479252012-12-13T09:54:09.363-08:002012-12-13T09:54:09.363-08:00Thanks for the follow up, Johan. Yes, a lot of cem...Thanks for the follow up, Johan. Yes, a lot of cemetery vandalism is by the alienated young, has been for decades. I wrote a paper to one of the local papers years ago pointing out the potential loss of heritage when a bunch of stones at a pioneer cemetery were toppled. Such events would be less likely in a more cohesive place such as Japan (though the markers there tend to be smaller inscribed slabs for &quot;cremains&quot;). Yes, cemetery vandals indicate wider problems than just the impact to dark graveyards with little or no security.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698260708096834612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-69257991901918498222012-11-29T16:24:01.154-08:002012-11-29T16:24:01.154-08:00Good question. No, I haven&#39;t. I hadn&#39;t eve...Good question. No, I haven&#39;t. I hadn&#39;t ever thought about it, but I will now. It&#39;s certainly true that uprights are more vulnerable.Dead Man Talkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-49604511685745559752012-11-29T11:23:18.968-08:002012-11-29T11:23:18.968-08:00Have you ever done anything on graveyard vandalism...Have you ever done anything on graveyard vandalism? Forgive me if you have and I missed it. I know you like the uprights, but they invite wackoes to knock them over.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698260708096834612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-47674866641471468242012-11-21T13:04:26.782-08:002012-11-21T13:04:26.782-08:00Hi Brian,
What sort of information would you like...Hi Brian,<br /><br />What sort of information would you like. The link should take you there. I&#39;m happy to answer any questions you might have.<br /><br />JohanDead Man Talkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-48362679497753967262012-11-20T20:28:02.817-08:002012-11-20T20:28:02.817-08:00Hey there I would like to have some more info abou...Hey there I would like to have some more info about apeshit where can I get this information? Thanks, Brian<br />Brian Charleboishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16935191629147720666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-67221019864409976042012-11-18T18:12:12.896-08:002012-11-18T18:12:12.896-08:00My mother had vascillated between burial or cremat...My mother had vascillated between burial or cremation for years. Just the other day she told me that she wanted to be cremated but then have the ashes buried. She wanted a headstone. She said that she wanted the world to know that she had been here in this world and that she mattered.Sheri Fenleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-23917442127848845042012-08-24T11:26:21.491-07:002012-08-24T11:26:21.491-07:00Congratulations on the book.Congratulations on the book.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698260708096834612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-47494915853041609162012-08-11T13:38:42.698-07:002012-08-11T13:38:42.698-07:00Johan,
We really enjoyed your presentation at the...Johan,<br /><br />We really enjoyed your presentation at the recent OFDA Convention. As a designer, I especially enjoyed your visual narrative and dedication to documenting these hidden gems around the NW!<br /><br />I appreciate the post on your blog about our contemporary American-made cremation urns and keepsakes. Thanks again for the kind words about Capsule Urn.<br /><br />Hope to cross paths again...<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Steve Prastka<br />Design Director<br />Capsule Urn, LLC.<br />www.capsuleproject.com<br />@CapsuleUrnSteve Prastkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06895046761625060153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-11784066278583505332012-08-02T21:32:10.717-07:002012-08-02T21:32:10.717-07:00That Obama bust is disturbing; looks like somethi...That Obama bust is disturbing; looks like something from a Philip K. Dick novel. The modernist urn looks like just the thing for the upscale person.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698260708096834612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-47293696334112198452012-08-02T06:36:45.124-07:002012-08-02T06:36:45.124-07:00Such a tragic story. Such a beautiful memorial.
...Such a tragic story. Such a beautiful memorial.<br /><br />Beneath Thy FeetNicola Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639732349402996973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-8037471360499072872012-07-17T08:51:37.103-07:002012-07-17T08:51:37.103-07:00Such a sad story and well presented.Such a sad story and well presented.Ann &amp; Frizzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02709492061950974597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-39707362010466045062012-05-01T11:34:41.191-07:002012-05-01T11:34:41.191-07:00Thanks for pointing that out, Jonathan. I&#39;d he...Thanks for pointing that out, Jonathan. I&#39;d heard that but missed the article. I&#39;m with the descendants on this one; I favor uprights. I think National cemeteries only reach their full potential when they use uprights. A proud nation shouldn&#39;t lie hiding in the grass.Dead Man Talkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-29135983408773321292012-04-27T01:15:57.335-07:002012-04-27T01:15:57.335-07:00There was a follow-up article in the Big O -- appa...There was a follow-up article in the Big O -- apparently one of Knapp&#39;s descendants was insulted that he got a flat grave rather than a Civil War-type standing one.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05698260708096834612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-51506178528671155432012-03-15T21:17:11.507-07:002012-03-15T21:17:11.507-07:00John:
A while ago, you left a comment on my blog ...John: <br />A while ago, you left a comment on my blog asking for directions to the Wimberly Cemetery, in Glide. Since moving to Oregon several months ago, I&#39;ve had time for some cemetery photography, but not much time for blogging. Sorry for the delay. Here&#39;s what the photographer said: &quot;Ok it&#39;s take 138 towards Glide. Right where Colliding Rivers park is in Glide is a road on your right called Little River Road. So turn right on that. Don&#39;t think it&#39;s even a mile on that road and on the right is an unnamed street (according to google). It&#39;s right before Schloeman Ln so if you seen that you&#39;ve got a tiny bit too far. Anyway turn on the unnamed street and the cemetery will be down the road on the left.&quot;<br />If you go there, a stop at the Illahee Restaurant is a good move. Best coconut cream pie I&#39;ve ever had.<br />Jeffrey SmithJeffrey Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505012265216884578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-16949444171111748562012-03-09T09:43:46.408-08:002012-03-09T09:43:46.408-08:00Unfortunately, no. Keep looking; it&#39;s the sear...Unfortunately, no. Keep looking; it&#39;s the search that counts.Dead Man Talkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-47797963189779999122012-03-05T14:54:01.826-08:002012-03-05T14:54:01.826-08:00Johan,
My wife and I share your love of cemeterie...Johan,<br /><br />My wife and I share your love of cemeteries and are hoping you can help us. Some years ago we stumbled upon a graveyard, I believe it was somewhere south of salem, and west of I-5 (could be a fair ways south, we tend to wander).<br /><br />In it was a black gravestone lying flat of a young man, and it starts out joking that he&#39;s not dead, and to let him out.<br /><br />I loved that stone because it gave such a wonderful sense of the young man, and I&#39;d like to go back and see it again, but in all subsequent wanderings, we&#39;ve never managed to find it again. Does it ring a bell?Ry Schwarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03381306573666597007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-9507464592868524052012-02-29T19:20:19.912-08:002012-02-29T19:20:19.912-08:00Good suggestions for road trips the next time I&#3...Good suggestions for road trips the next time I&#39;m back home. Here are a couple of my favorite hidden cemeteries: Chemawa Indian Cemetery, Keizer. The great majority of the burials are of children whose families could not afford to have them shipped home (a large bunch died in the flu of 1918). And there&#39;s a tiny cemetery on the grounds of the Polk County fairgrounds in Rickreall (can&#39;t remember it&#39;s name, if it ever had one.<br /><br />Good stuff! Thanks again.<br /><br />Kristy<br />www.auburnpioneercemetery.netPernicious Pandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15398147887114002182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-22098731250337727352012-02-27T16:06:24.975-08:002012-02-27T16:06:24.975-08:00I was hoping &quot;all that advertising&quot; woul...I was hoping &quot;all that advertising&quot; would be noticeable. I guess they do a good job of making it subliminal. Maybe that&#39;s why I haven&#39;t been getting my royalty checks. Darn!<br /><br />As we say in the trade, &quot;Make money?&quot;<br /><br />&quot;Over my dead body!&quot;Dead Man Talkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08274717088538425802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161654137117620028.post-28943875620535108042012-02-25T17:01:04.517-08:002012-02-25T17:01:04.517-08:00You make money off your blog? Do tell.You make money off your blog? Do tell.Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.com